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Where an optoelectronic engineer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an optoelectronic engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Optoelectronic engineers design and develop optoelectronic systems and devices, such as UV sensors, photodiodes, and LEDs. Optoelectronic engineering combines optical engineering with electronic engineering in the design of these systems and devices. They conduct research, perform analysis, test the devices, and supervise the research.

Also known as optoelectronic technology engineering adviser, senior optoelectronic engineer, opto-electronics engineer, opto-electronical engineer, optoelectronic engineering specialist, engineer in optoelectronic systems, opto-electronic engineer, optoelectronic technology engineer, optoelectronic technology engineering specialist, optoelectronic engineering adviser, optoelectronic technology engineering consultant, opto electronics engineer.

Professionals 107 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: sensor engineer, 71%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
sensor engineer 71% covered astronomer 69% covered religion scientific researcher 69% covered microsystem engineer 68% covered microelectronics engineer 66% covered optoelectronic engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from optoelectronic engineer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an optoelectronic engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An optoelectronic engineer needs 45 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • design optical prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • develop optical test procedures management skills
  • model optical systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • digital twin technology information and communication technologies (icts)
  • optical instruments health and welfare
  • LED lighting components engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • develop electronic test procedures management skills
  • optical components health and welfare
  • optical equipment standards services
  • optical manufacturing process engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an optoelectronic engineer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Optoelectronic engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an optoelectronic engineer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.